H23: Managing Projects in Healthcare (1 of 3), Plain&Simple

Healthcare is unique from other businesses in that its payment models, complexity and its real “life and death” experiences are all very unique. The continuum of care from one healthcare provider to another often seems to be disconnected, resulting in confusing processes and reduced patient experience. This is where effective project management techniques can bring structure, discipline and control into this ever changing world.

This course is the 1st in a series on “Managing Projects in Healthcare”. In this course you will learn about

     · The complexities unique to healthcare

     · The spiraling healthcare costs

     · What effective project management techniques can bring to the solution

     · Examples of failed healthcare projects

     · The 10 reasons why projects fail

     · The history of project management

     · The core building blocks of effective project management

     · Overview of the project management process

     · The difference between project, product and portfolio management

The basic concepts behind project management are often presented in a very complex, difficult to understand style. This “PLAIN AND SIMPLE” series is different. It strives to introduce the basic concepts of healthcare project management in a very simple and easy to understand format using many examples from both non-healthcare and healthcare environments. · If you are someone who knows nothing about project management and wants to become familiar with all the terminology and techniques, this is the course for you.  You don’t need to be an engineer to understand all the concepts. Just a desire to learn.  This course is targeted at the entry level (Basic and Intermediate Level) learner.

The content of the series is based on the author’s 35 years experience in the healthcare. This experience spans product design and launch, marketing, business development and executive management (including president).